Definition of rascal in English:

rascal

noun ˈrɑːsk(ə)lˈræsk(ə)l

A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way)
a lovable rascal
you are such a rascal!
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a rather amazing, titillating idea that these rascals are elevated to such importance and prominence.
- So many patriots are really rascals - you know, last refuge of the scoundrel - nationality is a dangerous thing.
- He was often humiliated by the rascals in his town.
- But most exciting this week is our interview with Ant and Dec, those loveable Geordie rascals who've captured the hearts of the nation.
- Some may, indeed, be rascals when out on the town, but the extent of grooms' devotion to their horses often borders on the obsessive.
- She says that by her own admissions, some of the applications are by rogues, and rascals and persons of dubious credibility.
- I've been in monkey houses before, where the rascals show their bum and pee on you, but this one behaved itself.
- The neighborhood kids and rascals have been setting off fireworks for three or four weeks and everyone told me about how much worse it would get on the actual night.
- Most often I need these very rascals to produce movies for me.
- Have those dreadful rascals done the dirty on you?
- His blue ribbon commission has rascals that have screwed over the average Bahamian and enriched themselves beyond belief.
- As a result, liars are passed off as scoundrels or rascals, or even lovable rogues.
- William Lambert and Lord Frederick Beauclerk were the original rascals.
- That's not to say that our aging pair of (now slightly dowdy) French rascals are going to be pulling their punches at all.
- Because of their boisterous natures and their genteel parentage these rascals are destined to wind up having many exciting adventures together!
- Miles and Jack, on the other hand, are too easy to figure out, lovable cartoons, rascals who are losers by rote.
- It purges the pleasure of sleep and contaminates the cornflakes, leaving a day-long impression that a world run by fools and rascals should be treated with suspicion.
- We're rascals, and scoundrels, and villains, and knaves.
- Even if independence is off the agenda, Scots should be thinking of voting for the SNP for no other reason than to ‘throw the rascals out’.
- We were all rascals when we were growing up, I was no angel myself, but what I did have, and still do is respect for my elders and people in authority.
Synonyms
scallywag, scamp, devil, imp, monkey, mischievous person, mischief-maker, wretch
informal horror, monster
British informal perisher
Irish informal spalpeen
Northern English informal tyke, scally
North American informal varmint, hellion
dated rip
archaic rapscallion, scapegrace
scoundrel, rogue, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, reprobate
informal villain, rat
British informal scrote
informal, dated rotter, bounder
dated cad
archaic miscreant, blackguard, knave, vagabond, varlet, wastrel

Derivatives

rascality

nounPlural rascalities rɑːˈskalɪtiræsˈkælədi

mass noun

Mischievous or dishonest behaviour or activity.
the investigation uncovered his rascality
Example sentencesExamples
- the convicts ascribe their rascality to alcohol
- What was the relationship between rascality and murder?
- Evidence from the postbellum period, furthermore, makes it clear that the river would continue to be a place that bred rascality.
- Congressional rascality on such a scale requires a comparable arrogance of power.

rascally

adjective ˈrɑːsk(ə)liˈræsk(ə)li

Or is it because religion has become the last hiding-place of rascally politicians whose secular disguises have been unmasked by the people?
Example sentencesExamples
- She has a fondness for rascally men, a distaste for bossy wives, and a sympathy for anyone who leads with the heart instead of the brain.
- But those rascally creatures are smart and agile.
- The rascally youths had played a prank on Penguin.
- As a result, he is ideally equipped to capture the essence of Rome: the loud traffic, fragrant markets, vigorous food and rascally bureaucratic corruption.
- One night a rascally friend and I went into their offices late at night, took the entire library, carried it down to an all-night copying store and copied every one of them.

Origin

Middle English (in the senses 'a mob' and 'member of the rabble'): from Old French rascaille 'rabble', of uncertain origin.

Definition of rascal in US English:

rascal

nounˈrask(ə)lˈræsk(ə)l

A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way)
a lovable rascal
you are such a rascal!
Example sentencesExamples
- I've been in monkey houses before, where the rascals show their bum and pee on you, but this one behaved itself.
- She says that by her own admissions, some of the applications are by rogues, and rascals and persons of dubious credibility.
- Because of their boisterous natures and their genteel parentage these rascals are destined to wind up having many exciting adventures together!
- Have those dreadful rascals done the dirty on you?
- William Lambert and Lord Frederick Beauclerk were the original rascals.
- That's not to say that our aging pair of (now slightly dowdy) French rascals are going to be pulling their punches at all.
- The neighborhood kids and rascals have been setting off fireworks for three or four weeks and everyone told me about how much worse it would get on the actual night.
- So many patriots are really rascals - you know, last refuge of the scoundrel - nationality is a dangerous thing.
- Some may, indeed, be rascals when out on the town, but the extent of grooms' devotion to their horses often borders on the obsessive.
- Miles and Jack, on the other hand, are too easy to figure out, lovable cartoons, rascals who are losers by rote.
- We're rascals, and scoundrels, and villains, and knaves.
- It purges the pleasure of sleep and contaminates the cornflakes, leaving a day-long impression that a world run by fools and rascals should be treated with suspicion.
- We were all rascals when we were growing up, I was no angel myself, but what I did have, and still do is respect for my elders and people in authority.
- It's a rather amazing, titillating idea that these rascals are elevated to such importance and prominence.
- But most exciting this week is our interview with Ant and Dec, those loveable Geordie rascals who've captured the hearts of the nation.
- His blue ribbon commission has rascals that have screwed over the average Bahamian and enriched themselves beyond belief.
- As a result, liars are passed off as scoundrels or rascals, or even lovable rogues.
- He was often humiliated by the rascals in his town.
- Even if independence is off the agenda, Scots should be thinking of voting for the SNP for no other reason than to ‘throw the rascals out’.
- Most often I need these very rascals to produce movies for me.
Synonyms
scallywag, scamp, devil, imp, monkey, mischievous person, mischief-maker, wretch
scoundrel, rogue, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, reprobate

Origin

Middle English (in the senses ‘a mob’ and ‘member of the rabble’): from Old French rascaille ‘rabble’, of uncertain origin.

单词	rascal
释义	Definition of rascal in English: rascal noun ˈrɑːsk(ə)lˈræsk(ə)l A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way) a lovable rascal you are such a rascal! Example sentencesExamples It's a rather amazing, titillating idea that these rascals are elevated to such importance and prominence. So many patriots are really rascals - you know, last refuge of the scoundrel - nationality is a dangerous thing. He was often humiliated by the rascals in his town. But most exciting this week is our interview with Ant and Dec, those loveable Geordie rascals who've captured the hearts of the nation. Some may, indeed, be rascals when out on the town, but the extent of grooms' devotion to their horses often borders on the obsessive. She says that by her own admissions, some of the applications are by rogues, and rascals and persons of dubious credibility. I've been in monkey houses before, where the rascals show their bum and pee on you, but this one behaved itself. The neighborhood kids and rascals have been setting off fireworks for three or four weeks and everyone told me about how much worse it would get on the actual night. Most often I need these very rascals to produce movies for me. Have those dreadful rascals done the dirty on you? His blue ribbon commission has rascals that have screwed over the average Bahamian and enriched themselves beyond belief. As a result, liars are passed off as scoundrels or rascals, or even lovable rogues. William Lambert and Lord Frederick Beauclerk were the original rascals. That's not to say that our aging pair of (now slightly dowdy) French rascals are going to be pulling their punches at all. Because of their boisterous natures and their genteel parentage these rascals are destined to wind up having many exciting adventures together! Miles and Jack, on the other hand, are too easy to figure out, lovable cartoons, rascals who are losers by rote. It purges the pleasure of sleep and contaminates the cornflakes, leaving a day-long impression that a world run by fools and rascals should be treated with suspicion. We're rascals, and scoundrels, and villains, and knaves. Even if independence is off the agenda, Scots should be thinking of voting for the SNP for no other reason than to ‘throw the rascals out’. We were all rascals when we were growing up, I was no angel myself, but what I did have, and still do is respect for my elders and people in authority. Synonyms scallywag, scamp, devil, imp, monkey, mischievous person, mischief-maker, wretch informal horror, monster British informal perisher Irish informal spalpeen Northern English informal tyke, scally North American informal varmint, hellion dated rip archaic rapscallion, scapegrace scoundrel, rogue, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, reprobate informal villain, rat British informal scrote informal, dated rotter, bounder dated cad archaic miscreant, blackguard, knave, vagabond, varlet, wastrel Derivatives rascality nounPlural rascalities rɑːˈskalɪtiræsˈkælədi mass noun Mischievous or dishonest behaviour or activity. the investigation uncovered his rascality Example sentencesExamples the convicts ascribe their rascality to alcohol What was the relationship between rascality and murder? Evidence from the postbellum period, furthermore, makes it clear that the river would continue to be a place that bred rascality. Congressional rascality on such a scale requires a comparable arrogance of power. rascally adjective ˈrɑːsk(ə)liˈræsk(ə)li Or is it because religion has become the last hiding-place of rascally politicians whose secular disguises have been unmasked by the people? Example sentencesExamples She has a fondness for rascally men, a distaste for bossy wives, and a sympathy for anyone who leads with the heart instead of the brain. But those rascally creatures are smart and agile. The rascally youths had played a prank on Penguin. As a result, he is ideally equipped to capture the essence of Rome: the loud traffic, fragrant markets, vigorous food and rascally bureaucratic corruption. One night a rascally friend and I went into their offices late at night, took the entire library, carried it down to an all-night copying store and copied every one of them. Origin Middle English (in the senses 'a mob' and 'member of the rabble'): from Old French rascaille 'rabble', of uncertain origin. Definition of rascal in US English: rascal nounˈrask(ə)lˈræsk(ə)l A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way) a lovable rascal you are such a rascal! Example sentencesExamples I've been in monkey houses before, where the rascals show their bum and pee on you, but this one behaved itself. She says that by her own admissions, some of the applications are by rogues, and rascals and persons of dubious credibility. Because of their boisterous natures and their genteel parentage these rascals are destined to wind up having many exciting adventures together! Have those dreadful rascals done the dirty on you? William Lambert and Lord Frederick Beauclerk were the original rascals. That's not to say that our aging pair of (now slightly dowdy) French rascals are going to be pulling their punches at all. The neighborhood kids and rascals have been setting off fireworks for three or four weeks and everyone told me about how much worse it would get on the actual night. So many patriots are really rascals - you know, last refuge of the scoundrel - nationality is a dangerous thing. Some may, indeed, be rascals when out on the town, but the extent of grooms' devotion to their horses often borders on the obsessive. Miles and Jack, on the other hand, are too easy to figure out, lovable cartoons, rascals who are losers by rote. We're rascals, and scoundrels, and villains, and knaves. It purges the pleasure of sleep and contaminates the cornflakes, leaving a day-long impression that a world run by fools and rascals should be treated with suspicion. We were all rascals when we were growing up, I was no angel myself, but what I did have, and still do is respect for my elders and people in authority. It's a rather amazing, titillating idea that these rascals are elevated to such importance and prominence. But most exciting this week is our interview with Ant and Dec, those loveable Geordie rascals who've captured the hearts of the nation. His blue ribbon commission has rascals that have screwed over the average Bahamian and enriched themselves beyond belief. As a result, liars are passed off as scoundrels or rascals, or even lovable rogues. He was often humiliated by the rascals in his town. Even if independence is off the agenda, Scots should be thinking of voting for the SNP for no other reason than to ‘throw the rascals out’. Most often I need these very rascals to produce movies for me. Synonyms scallywag, scamp, devil, imp, monkey, mischievous person, mischief-maker, wretch scoundrel, rogue, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, reprobate Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘a mob’ and ‘member of the rabble’): from Old French rascaille ‘rabble’, of uncertain origin.
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